as in to rub
to make smooth by friction
beautifully filed nails that obviously had been done by a manicurist
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as in to march
to move along with a steady regular step especially in a group
to the strains of that familiar music, this year's graduating class filed into the auditorium
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Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 21 Dec. 2024
According to The Root, earlier this week, Kevin Hunter filed a Grievance Committee complaint against Morrisey alleging that Morrissey has been purporting herself to be his ex-wife’s legal guardian but has also allegedly been practicing law in the state of New Jersey without having a license.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 20 Dec. 2024
Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 10 Dec. 2024
In this April 7, 2015 file photo, Nikki Giovanni appears at the unveiling of the Maya Angelou Forever Stamp in Washington, D.C.
—CBS News, 10 Dec. 2024
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No decision has been made about what new charges, if any, will be filed, authorities said.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 21 Dec. 2024
According to The Root, earlier this week, Kevin Hunter filed a Grievance Committee complaint against Morrisey alleging that Morrissey has been purporting herself to be his ex-wife’s legal guardian but has also allegedly been practicing law in the state of New Jersey without having a license.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 20 Dec. 2024
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Also, be sure to password-protect your sensitive files or folders by following these steps.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 10 Dec. 2024
In this April 7, 2015 file photo, Nikki Giovanni appears at the unveiling of the Maya Angelou Forever Stamp in Washington, D.C.
—CBS News, 10 Dec. 2024
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Vendor lists are like your Netflix queue (mostly unknown).Aleksandr Yampolskiy, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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The higher the survey score, the higher a person is ranked in the queue for permanent supportive housing, or apartments with on-site support services, like help with employment or mental health care.Carly Stern, Vox, 6 Dec. 2024
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In the meantime, the operator said it’s making progress on its remediation plan, including analysis of other areas and additional in-line inspections.Joe Sutton, CNN, 10 Feb. 2023
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The goal of this relationship is to save you time, trouble, and money down the line.Brady Slack, Forbes, 10 Feb. 2023
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The views and opinions expressed in this column are the author’s and do not necessarily reflect those of USA TODAY.Marc Saltzman, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
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In his Sunday column, Jim Cramer wrote about never seeing a stock market that just keeps going up like this in his 42 years of investing and how to approach it.Matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC, 9 Dec. 2024
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No one would usually dare to touch these hives as the bee attacks are brutal and strings acutely agonizing.Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 15 Dec. 2024
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This could have been just a string of bald jokes, but Dismukes has a way of playing this type of character with absolute seriousness.Omar L. Gallaga, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2024
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There are no rows of resorts, high-end stores or major chains here, just one grocery store and a general store.Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 15 Dec. 2024
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And then there’s Brentford, who are the surprising name on the list of those yet to win two games in a row.Nick Miller, The Athletic, 13 Dec. 2024
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“File.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/file. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.
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